Body Fat 29.9%

Men who maintain a healthy body fat range have an overall better quality of health and fitness.Men with normal body fat have more toned muscles and this improves their appearance.

Average- 29.9% Body Fat women

Essential Fat

Athletes

Fitness

Acceptable

Obese

For females, body fat percentages below 15-20 percent are considered dangerous. A low body fat percentage can cause a hormonal imbalance, your menstrual cycle might stop and this can lead to infertility.

29.9% Body Fat Men

Excess body fat places a load on the body and can be a health risk for men, depending on the percentage of body fat.

Men tend to gain body fat in the belly region, and this places them at a higher risk for heart disease.

Knowing what is the normal fat percentage and staying within that range will promote overall health and lower the risk of disease.

With a body fat percentage of 29.9, there is little to no separation of muscles, no vascularity, or muscle striations, waist begins to increase quite substantially with a waist to hip ratio as high as 0.9 (waist circumference/hip circumference).

Over 25% body fat for a man is considered obese, and over a 40 inch waist is considered abdominal obesity.

29.9% Body Fat Women

To know our body fat percentage, as well as the minimum essential fat percentage can be useful if we are trying to lose weight.

Since our goal is usually losing fat, monitoring our body fat percentage shows us how successful we are.

If most our weight loss efforts are through increased exercise, just checking our weight might not be useful. We might actually gain weight, as muscles are heavier than fat.

A body fat percentage of 29.9 is on the low end of what’s average for most women and is characterized by a shape that is neither too slim, nor overweight.

Curves in the hips are usually more apparent along with more fat in the buttocks and thighs.

Calculate your body fat percentage

Percent body fat is the percentage of fat your body contains.

Exact body fat percentage cannot be precisely determined, but multiple methods are used to estimate it. You can use our body fat calculator to estimate your body fat percentage: